[New methods for the diagnosis of edemas in pregnancy]

Edemas in the course of gravidity are not rare. Their presence is revealed also by changes of the ridges on the bulb of the fingers. Owing to the tumescence the distance between two characteristic points of the finger increases. These changes are observed and measured. The results of the examinations preformed in 900 cases fully agree with those of earlier ones previously published. The method proves to be most appropriate for the early recognition of cardiac, renal, or vascular edemas, also in the non pregnant stage.